Τρινακρία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Τρῑνᾰκρῐ́η (Trīnăkrĭ́ē) — Ionic
  • Θρῑνᾰκῐ́ᾱ (Thrīnăkĭ́ā)

Etymology

Folk-etymologically remodelled from Θρινακία (Thrinakía) on the basis of τρι- (tri-, “three”) and ἄκρᾱ (ákrā, “headland”).

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Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Τρῑνᾰκρῐ́ᾱ • (Trīnăkrĭ́ā) f (genitive Τρῑνᾰκρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. Trinacria or Thrinacia, an island in Greek mythology, often associated with Sicily
  2. Trinacria or Thrinacia, a poetic name for Sicily

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Τρῑνᾰκρῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Τρῑνᾰκρῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Τρῑνᾰκρῐ́ᾱ
hē Trīnăkrĭ́ā
Genitive τῆς Τρῑνᾰκρῐ́ᾱς
tês Trīnăkrĭ́ās
Dative τῇ Τρῑνᾰκρῐ́ᾳ
tēî Trīnăkrĭ́āi
Accusative τὴν Τρῑνᾰκρῐ́ᾱν
tḕn Trīnăkrĭ́ān
Vocative Τρῑνᾰκρῐ́ᾱ
Trīnăkrĭ́ā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • Τρῑνᾰ́κρῐος (Trīnắkrĭos)
  • Τρῑνᾰκρῐ́ς (Trīnăkrĭ́s)

Descendants

  • Greek: Τρινακρία (Trinakría)
  • Italian: Trinacria
  • Latin: Trīnacria; Thrīnacria
  • Sicilian: Trinacria

References

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